Bank Street Video

I just got this recently, and I thought it was a great video to help explain the Bank Street philosophy. It was a great graduate program, and extended my learning in ways I was not expecting, and I am very happy to share this video.

Many people are not sure what Child Centered Learning is, and hopefully this can introduce it. The current mood in the U.S. is to collect data and test, test, test. Yes, testing is important, but you can't fatten a sheep by weighing it. I joined Bank Street because their approach is to test, yes, but to use action research, observation and questioning to learn what the children can do, can't do, and use this to move the child's learning forward.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqiG-7EVOa4&feature=uploademail

This advertising was also interesting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlIBx3RtjEU&feature=related

Google Earth

Have you ever seen the online Google Earth? It allows you to zoom around the world in 3-D, especially New York City.

Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuD9HQr4cAw

Meanwhile, in case that doesn't work,

Here's a video made from a Helipcopter.

http://www.libertyhelicopters.com/tours/

Hi Everybody!

It's been awhile, but here's a new website I found today.

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

One of the games reminded me of an old atari game? Play it and see. Do you remember the name?

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/alien/alien.html

Check this New York Times Blog out!

For those of you who are math-enthusiasts, you may find this interesting. (if you are a student of mine, read it with one of your parents. You'll both find it interesting.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/from-fish-to-infinity/

The video is Sesame Street!

TIMEZ ATTACK!!

Okay parents,

I have a surprise for you. I'm endorsing you to encourage your child to play video games. Actually, it's just one. It is called Timez Attack, and you can find it at BigBrainz.com or through the Multiplication.Com website, whee I found it.

I'll tell you more later.